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Section A Grammar Focus
Unit 4
Amazing Plants and Animals
To master the formation rules of superlative degrees for adjectives and adverbs through observation and induction;
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To correctly use superlative forms in both spoken and written English.
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学习目标
Free talk
Which animal runs fast?
Which runs faster?
Which runs the fastest?
新课讲授
3a
Read the sentences and notice the words in bold.
The blue whale is the largest and the heaviest animal in the world.
The biggest land animal in the world is the African elephant.
The cheetah runs the fastest among all land animals.
I think the most useful plant in the world is bamboo.
It is perhaps the most interesting plant in the world.
Superlatives
adjective 形容词
adverb 副词
Write down the original form (原形).
large-the largest, heavy-the heaviest,
big-the biggest, fast-the fastest, useful-the most useful, interesting-the most interesting
What are the ways to form a superlative adjective or adverb?
smart—smartest fast—fastest
high-the highest short—shortest
fresh—freshest
一般在词尾加est
close-the closest late—latest
nice-the nicest
big—biggest thin—thinnest
fat—fattest hot--hottest
funny—funniest friendly- friendlier
lazy—laziest early--earliest
以辅音字母加“y”结尾的双音节词,先改“y”为“i”再加est
以字母e结尾的词,加st
重读闭音节词只有一个辅音字母时,双写辅音字母,加est
单音节词和部分双音节词
What are the rules to change the superlatives?
多音节词和部分双音节词
多音节词和部分双音节词,在前加 most
comfortable– most comfortable
popular—most popular
carefully—most carefully
quickly- most quickly
clearly- most clearly
quietly-most quietly
-iest
-est
most
-st
-末尾辅音est
2. 以e结尾的单音节词加-r/-st
cute-cutest; large-largest
1 .一般情况下的单音节词
fast-fastest; long-longest
heavy--heaviest; happy--happiest
3. 以辅音字母加y结尾的词
4. 重读、闭音节、1个辅音字母结尾
big-biggest;
thin-thinnest
most useful;most interesting
5. 部分双音节词
Summary
原级 比较级 最高级
good/well better best
many/ much more most
bad/ ill/ badly worse worst
old older/elder oldest/eldest
far farther/further farthest/furthest
常用的不规则形容词比较级和最高级变化形式
The blue whale is the largest and the heaviest animal in the world.
The biggest land animal in the world is the African elephant.
The cheetah runs the fastest among all land animals.
I think the most useful plant in the world is bamboo.
It is perhaps the most interesting plant in the world.
通常用于三者或三者以上的范围,of/ in/during 说明比较范围
形容词的最高级前必须有the,副词的最高级前可以省略the
How do we use superlatives ?
副词
最高级的常用句型(一)
◆ “主语+ be+ the+形容词最高级+in/of 短语”意为
“……是……中最……的”。
◆ “主语+实义动词(+the)+副词最高级+in/of 短语”意为 “……是……中最……的”。
◆ “主语+be+ one of the+形容词最高级+可数名词复数+in/of 短语”意为“……是……中最……的……之一”。
My mother is the busiest one in my family.
The Yangtze River is the longest river in China.
Tom works (the) hardest in Class 3.
Tianjin is one of the biggest cities in China.
最高级的常用句型(二)
◆ “疑问词+ be+ the+形容词最高级,甲、乙or丙?”用于三个或三个以上的人或事物之间的比较。
◆ “疑问词+助动词+主语+动词原形(+the)+副词最高级,甲、乙or丙?”
◆ “主语+be + the+序数词+形容词最高级+可数名词单数+in/of短语”意为“……在…… 中是第几……的……”。
Who is the tallest, Tom, Kate or Bill?
Which city do you like best, Beijing, Shanghai or Guangzhou?
The Yellow River is the second longest river in China.
Comparatives & Superlatives
the similarities
the differences
适用对象
变化规则 比较级 最高级
比较级 最高级
适用范围
标志词
adj. adv.
两者
≥三者
than
a little
a lot
much
even
the
in
of
Discuss preferences (偏好) .
Make comparisons.
-est
-st
-est
双写est
most
-er
-r
-ier
双写er
more
3b
Complete the sentences with the superlative forms of the words in brackets.
1. Among all animals, I love pandas the best. I think they are
_________ (cute) animals in the world.
2. Which do you think is __________________ (beautiful),
the rose, the peony, or the lotus flower?
3. Look at that butterfly! It has ________________ (colourful)
wings.
4. Which animal jumps ___________ (high), the lion, the
monkey, or the tree frog?
5. The elephant birds were ___________ (large) and
_________ (heavy) birds ever on earth. Some could stand
up to three metres tall and weigh up to 860 kg.
the cutest
the most beautiful
the most colourful
(the) highest
the largest
heaviest
Complete the passage with the superlative forms of the words in the box.
ancient beautiful common good popular
The ginkgo tree is one of ________________ living trees on earth. Ginkgo trees first appeared over 200 million years ago. Chinese people love the ginkgo, as it is a symbol of hope and long life. Many Chinese believe that the old ginkgo tree in the Zhongnan Mountains in Shaanxi Province is ________________. This tree is over 1,400 years old. Thousands of tourists come to see it each year, especially in mid-October, as it is ____________ time to see it. The ginkgo tree is one of _________________ trees in streets, parks, and gardens across China. When autumn comes, one of _____________ activities is to take a walk under ginkgo trees. People believe the bright yellow leaves can bring joy to their heart.
the most ancient
the most beautiful
the best
the most common
3c
the most popular
What’s amazing about the ginkgo tree?
Ginkgo trees first appeared
.
It is one of ________________ living trees on earth.
People think the old ginkgo tree in the Zhongnan Mountains in Shaanxi Province is ________________.
It is one of________________trees in streets, parks and gardens across China.
Chinese people love the ginkgo, as
it is a symbol of _______________.
People believe the bright yellow leaves can _______________.
the most ancient
the most beautiful
the most common
hope and long life
bring joy to their heart
over 200 million years ago.
/əˈpɪr/
/ˈeɪnʃənt/
/ˈkɑːmən/
a living fossil
We learn:
1. vocabulary: land, African, rose, peony, lotus, butterfly, weigh ...
2. sentence patterns:
Which do you think is ..., the rose, the peony, or the lotus flower?
We can:
master the usage of superlative.
课堂总结
当堂检测
1.Hainan is a very large Island. It is the second _________ island in China. (large)
2.Our teacher is as ______ as before. (busy).
3.He is __________________ among us. (careful)
4.Li Lei jumped far ________ than Jim. (far)
5.The busier he is, the ________ he feels. (happy)
6.Edison was_____________________________in the world. (最伟大的发明家之一)
busy
the most careful
farther
happier
largest
一、用所给单词的适当形式填空。
one of the greatest inventors
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